Doctor Who: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Doctor Who Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
The Tomb of the Cybermen (1)
Sep 2, 1967
The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive on Telos, where an archaeological group are exploring the Tomb of the Cybermen. But are the Cybermen as dormant as they believe?
The Tomb of the Cybermen (2)
Sep 9, 1967
The archaeologists learn they are stranded on Telos and Klieg suggests they use the opportunity to explore the Cybermen's tombs.
The Tomb of the Cybermen (3)
Sep 16, 1967
The Cybermen have been revived and plan to convert the archeologists into their own kind, prompting Hopper to attempt a rescue.
The Tomb of the Cybermen (4)
Sep 23, 1967
Klieg attempts to do a deal with the Cybercontroller while the Doctor tries to find a way to refreeze the Cybermen permanently.
The Abominable Snowmen (1)
Sep 30, 1967
When the TARDIS materialises in the Himalayas, the Doctor decides to pay a return visit to the nearby Det-Sen monastery only to be accused of murder.
The Abominable Snowmen (2)
Oct 7, 1967
Jamie and Victoria make their way to the monastery shortly before it is attacked by the Yeti.
The Abominable Snowmen (3)
Oct 14, 1967
While the Doctor and Jamie return to the TARDIS for equipment, the control sphere Jamie brought to the monastery is reactivated.
The Abominable Snowmen (4)
Oct 21, 1967
The Yeti escapes from the monastery and Victoria and Thonmi are accused of assisting it, while the Doctor and Jamie endure a perilous journey back across the mountains.
The Abominable Snowmen (5)
Oct 28, 1967
Victoria falls under the mental influence of Padmasambhva as the Yeti attack in order to drive the monks from the area.
The Abominable Snowmen (6)
Nov 4, 1967
With the Great Intelligence on the verge of becoming corporeal, the Doctor challenges Padmasambhva to a mental battle in order to defeat it.
The Ice Warriors (1)
Nov 11, 1967
The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are brought to a base which is attempting to halt the flow of the Second Ice Age.
The Ice Warriors (2)
Nov 18, 1967
Varga revives and takes Victoria hostage as he works to revive his crew while the Doctor and Jamie find Penley stealing medical supplies.
The Ice Warriors (3)
Nov 25, 1967
Jamie and Arden venture out to rescue Victoria only to find the rest of the Ice Warriors are now active.
The Ice Warriors (4)
Dec 2, 1967
The Doctor leaves the base to try and find Jamie and Victoria while Storr tries to do a deal with the Ice Warriors.
The Ice Warriors (5)
Dec 9, 1967
The Doctor and Victoria are both held prisoner by the Ice Warriors as Varga decides to take over Brittanicus.
The Ice Warriors (6)
Dec 16, 1967
The Doctor and Victoria attempt to force the Ice Warriors to surrender control of the ioniser before the ice flow destroys them.
The Enemy of the World (1)
Dec 23, 1967
After the Doctor is attacked by a group of mysterious gunmen, he discovers he is the physical double of the famous scientist Salamander.
The Enemy of the World (2)
Dec 30, 1967
Jamie and Victoria agree to accompany Astrid to Hungary to observe Salamander's activities.
The Enemy of the World (3)
Jan 6, 1968
Jamie and Victoria join Astrid into attempting to rescue Denes but Salamander becomes suspicious of them.
The Enemy of the World (4)
Jan 13, 1968
Fariah brings the Doctor and Kent evidence of Salamander's activities but then they come under attack from Benik.
The Enemy of the World (5)
Jan 20, 1968
The Doctor persuades Bruce to help him infiltrate Salamander's research centre while Salamander takes drastic action to prevent Swann finding out the truth.
The Enemy of the World (6)
Jan 27, 1968
The Doctor discovers the true link between Salamander and Kent while Astrid tries to convince the shelter inhabitants they have been lied to.
The Web of Fear (1)
Feb 3, 1968
The TARDIS becomes trapped in space before ending up in an underground station of a mysteriously deserted London.
The Web of Fear (2)
Feb 10, 1968
Jamie and Victoria are reunited with Travers before Jamie joins the soldiers in attempting to find out what has happened to the Doctor.
The Web of Fear (3)
Feb 17, 1968
The Doctor and Victoria are taken back to the Goodge Street base by Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart where the Doctor becomes convinced there is a traitor in their midst.
The Web of Fear (4)
Feb 24, 1968
With Travers having been captured by the Yeti, the Doctor attempts to find a way to gain control of the robots while Lethbridge-Stewart tries to recover the TARDIS.
The Web of Fear (5)
Mar 2, 1968
Victoria and Travers are held prisoner by the Great Intelligence, who is planning to drain the Doctor's mind.
The Web of Fear (6)
Mar 9, 1968
The Doctor and his friends are held prisoner by the Intelligence and their only hope lies with Jamie, Arnold and a reprogrammed Yeti.
Fury from the Deep (1)
Mar 16, 1968
The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are taken prisoner by the staff of a gas refinery, who have lost contact with their drilling rigs and experienced mysterious drops in pressure.
Fury from the Deep (2)
Mar 23, 1968
Harris asks for the Doctor's help with Maggie, while Van Lutyens and the Chief Engineer attempt to find out what is blocking the impeller.
Fury from the Deep (3)
Mar 30, 1968
While the Doctor begins his investigation into the weed creatures, Robson is attacked by one at the refinery.
Fury from the Deep (4)
Apr 6, 1968
Van Lutyens' investigation of the base of the impeller places the Doctor and Jamie in danger from the Weed Creature.
Fury from the Deep (5)
Apr 13, 1968
With the Weed Creature poised to burst out of the pipeline and attack the base, an encounter with Oak and Quill gives the Doctor a vital clue about its weakness.
Fury from the Deep (6)
Apr 20, 1968
The Doctor and Jamie rescue Victoria from Robson and realise they can destroy the Weed Creature with sound waves.
The Wheel in Space (1)
Apr 27, 1968
The Doctor and Jamie arrive on a mysterious spacecraft whose only occupant is a dangerous Servo Robot.
The Wheel in Space (2)
May 4, 1968
The Doctor and Jamie are brought aboard the Wheel where Jamie is horrified to learn the crew plan to destroy the Silver Carrier with the TARDIS on board.
The Wheel in Space (3)
May 11, 1968
Jamie sabotages the Wheel's x-ray laser, unknowingly giving the Cybermen an opportunity to reach the Wheel.
The Wheel in Space (4)
May 18, 1968
The Cybermen instruct their human slaves to smuggle them onto the Wheel while the Doctor attempts to convince Bennett of the threat they pose.
The Wheel in Space (5)
May 25, 1968
The Cybermen gain control of more members of the Wheel crew and the Doctor realises the only way to stop them is for Jamie and Zoe to make a dangerous space walk.
The Wheel in Space (6)
Jun 1, 1968
Jamie and Zoe attempt to recover the time vector generator while the Cybermen realise the Doctor is on the Wheel and make him their prime target.